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How to take care of your skin after age 50?

Cleansing, exfoliating, moisturising... You like to give your skin attention, every day. But it's true that as you approach 50, a few extra habits can really make a difference. In this article, we reveal the right rituals and treatments to adopt, to keep your skin looking healthy and radiant as menopause approaches.

Why adapt your skincare routine at 50? 

With the arrival of middle age, the skin undergoes significant changes, accentuated by the menopause period. Not only its texture, elasticity and vitality but also its structure and appearance are impacted by the natural slowdown in cellular and cutaneous functions, hormonal variations and environmental factors. Collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid fibres are fewer in number, of poorer quality, and have difficulty fulfilling their supporting role. Skin loses elasticity and firmness, becomes thinner and more marked by expression lines around the forehead, eyes and mouth, and facial contours become less defined. 

Dehydration is also accentuated by a loss of hyaluronic acid (the famous molecule present in the dermis which acts like a sponge, retaining water), as well as a reduction in sebum production. This weakens the cutaneous barrier, leaving the skin less able to retain moisture, drier, more fragile and more prone to irritation. Other common problems: blood vessels can be damaged. It's often at this time that redness, inflammation or hypersensitivity appear, even couperose or rosacea. If this applies to you, our anti-redness skincare and makeup tips or our anti-redness guide can help.

How to look after your skin from the age of 50? 

All these natural changes mean that we need to adapt our daily routine and adopt specific treatments focusing on hydration and nutrition to limit the impact of cellular ageing, and soothe and even out the skin while restoring the cutaneous barrier. 

To care for your skin, you can choose from the following skincare products: 

The right gestures and routines to adopt as menopause approaches

Hydrate your skin from double cleansing

A dull complexion, drier, rougher skin and increased sensitivities... From the age of 50 onwards, hormonal imbalances, sebum secretion and the natural decline in hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin, favour dehydration. It is therefore essential to nourish and moisturise the skin with gentle formulas. 

The solution? Restore skin's comfort and suppleness as soon as it has been cleansed twice, with a creamy duo: Oh My Cream Skincare Makeup Removing Oil and Cleansing Emulsion

Create a protective shield and stimulate the skin

To reconstitute a shield, nourish and protect the skin, adopt a hyper-expert moisturising cream like Patyka Supreme Redensifying Rich Cream. Enriched with a Matrisome Age complex and plant retinol-like, it helps boost collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid synthesis by stimulating fibroblasts. Designed to fight all the effects of menopause on the skin, it smoothes, lifts and redensifies the skin, and also targets dark spots and lack of radiance, while intensely moisturising. 

And because skin regeneration is at its peak during the night, we opt for night care from the same range: Supreme Revitalising Night Balm

Reduce wrinkles and puffiness around the eyes

For dry or dehydrated skin on the face, remember to give extra attention to the eye and lip contours, fragile areas where the skin is particularly thin. Patyka Supreme Eye Lift Balm is perfect for this. With its melting texture, this eye balm instantly brings comfort to the eye contour area, while preventing and reducing puffiness, signs of ageing and signs of fatigue, and lifting and smoothing the eyes. 

Prevent volume and density loss

To prevent the loss of volume and density that occurs from the age of 50, we rely on a serum capable of restoring the skin's structure and quality. Patyka Intense Revolumizing Bi-Serum is formulated with plant collagen-like and plant retinol-like. It helps improve skin firmness and elasticity.

Targeting blemishes and imperfections

The sun exposure accumulated over the years leads to an overproduction of melanin, causing the appearance or accentuation of brown spots, mainly on the face, hands and décolleté. In this case, opt for Dermalogica PowerBright Dark Spot Serum. This powerful serum rapidly reduces the appearance of dark spots by inhibiting melanin and reducing the intensity of pigmented areas, while preventing spots from appearing in the first place. 

For some skin types, menopause is synonymous with a spike in imperfections and pimples. As soon as a pimple appears, we counter-attack with Dermalogica Age Bright Clearing Serum, a purifying treatment that reduces small scars. And if pimples are a frequent occurrence, don't hesitate to take a look at our various anti-imperfection routines!  

Switch to retinol

Meet the most powerful anti-ageing ingredient: retinol delivers stunning results on cell renewal, fine lines and wrinkles, pigmentation spots, skin radiance and imperfections. The ultra-concentrated retinoid serum Sunday Riley A+ High Dose Retinoid contains 6.5% retinoids to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, reduce dark spots and plump skin deep down. Apply once or twice a week to clean skin in the evening, and don't forget your sun protection the next day! 

Take your anti-ageing routine a step further

Add an intelligent body cream that moisturises and prevents loss of firmness, like BioEffect EGF Body Serum. This powerful body serum, enriched with hyaluronic acid and EGF, deeply moisturises and restores elasticity and firmness, while visibly diminishing stretch marks and fine lines. 

The anti-ageing treatments for your routine

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